Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in India, says new study

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Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in India, says new study [1]

Tipping point: India shoulders the highest TB burden in the world, with over 2 million cases.

By 2040, 12.4% of patients in the country will have that variant, reports Lancet

Publication Date:

11/05/2017

Source: Hindu (New Delhi) [2]

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